STARS OF THE WEEKLZ1Jaime Bremner for great organised problem solving in MathsVALUESSophie Cotter Respect - caring for the classroomLZ2Maddison Newcombe for her matureapproach to learning across the curriculum and for showing initiative at all times.Rowan Horwood for his focus during alllearning activities and for being a fantastic role model for learning.Jacob Prevezanos for always exceeding expectations and being a fantastic role model. VALUESAdriano Montague-Brown - ResponsibilityWillow Crossan - RespectEthan Guy - ResilienceLZ3 Ella Van Den Heever for having excellent work habitsEva Cotter for settling into 2019 in positive and enthusiastic wayKieran Murrell for a positive attitude and enthusiasm to learnVALUESTaylor Jensen - RespectKingston Wegner - RespectNicole Douglas - RespectLZ4Leila Kanji for being an enthusiastic learnerZoe Bittner for always being on task and trying her best in the classroomVivienne Meyer for always being on task and trying her best in the classroomVALUESRiley Malligan - Resilient being brave when he was hurt.Campbell Shriane - RespectfulMegan Sawyer - Resilient

Important Notices

ENROLMY is the new system we are using to enrol your children into Sports at Dairy Flat School.Registrations are currently open for:

Ultimate Frisbee - Year 5 and 6 Zone Day - this is held during school time and you do not have to know how to play! Enrol and have some fun!

With an expression of Interest, no money needs to be paid. This allows us to place children in teams and sort out Coaches and Managers. In a few weeks time this will be transferred into an actual registration with all fees having to be paid before your child can be officially placed in a team.You will find these links through the school website under the Sports tab http://www.dairyflat.school.nz/sports.html​

ULTIMATE FRISBEEAll Year 5 and 6 children who are interested in playing in a one day tournament for the school in the Hibiscus Coast cluster ULTIMATE FRISBEE competition - the registration forms are online and can be found on the school website under the SCHOOL SPORTS tab.

REGISTRATIONS for Winter Soccer close on the 28th February! REGISTER today to avoid disappointment.Please go to the Hibiscus Coast website (link above) to register your child. If your child would like to play with other Dairy Flat children then please put that into the comments box when filling in their registrations. If you have any questions please email lcommittie@dairyflat.school.nzSoccer is open for all Year 1-6 children - boys and girls! Hurry hurry hurry! Please email lcommittie@dairyflat.school.nz when you have registered so we can make sure that everyone from Dairy Flat can play together.Its closing soon! Games are played on Saturday mornings!

LZ1Week 1Ashton Davies for being on task and organisedElla Watson-Krause for being on task and organisedVALUESWeek 1Ethan Wales - Respectful - Respectfullistening respectfullyCayden Young - Responsibility - Helping others to Organise BooksLZ2Week 2 Nathan George for his listening and focus during writingKyla Morgan for her focussed work ethicNeveah Thompson for being a kind and considerate member of LZ2VALUESTyrese White - ResponsibilityJack Killeen - RespectAnaRuihi Westley - ResponsibilityWeek 2Isla Bourhill - ResilienceMarlo Martin - RespectMason Pratt - ResponsibilityLZ3Week 1Izzy O'Connor-Siale for settling into 2019 in positive way and enthusiastic wayWeek 2Thomas Fairley for settling into 2019 in positive way and enthusiastic wayAshalia Combs Welcome to Dairy Flat School and LZ3 RMLane Neal for writing an interesting holiday recountJericho Hunt Welcome to Dairy Flat School and LZ3 MWChloe Chand Welcome to Dairy Flat School and LZ3 MWRuby Cundy Welcome to Dairy Flat School and LZ3 MWRiley Baker for settling into 2019 in positive way and enthusiastic wayVALUESWeek 1Robert Mackie - RespectKayc Crosby - RespectHenry Blakeman - RespectWeek 2Taylor Barnes - RespectElla Van Den Heever - RespectNaia Carson Neufeld - RespectLZ4Week 1Henry Moss for using his Core 5 during the holidaysWeek 2Farrah Sweeney for always on task and trying her best in the classroomMillie Ross for always on task and trying her best in the classroomVALUESWeek 1Xavier Grant - Responsible kind and caring person Week 2Kaylah Hedley Responsible kind and helpful to othersEmma George for always using her manners and caring for our environment

Important Notices

NOTE - Please do not use Paula Lucas & Suzanne Hayward's individual email addresses when contacting the school office with messages they do not work full-time hours and some messages have been missed,​Please use email address office@dairyflat.school.nz

​UniformCould we please remind all parents/caregivers to name/label all uniform & belongings, we are already finding a lot of clothing appearing in lost property and it is difficult to return without a name.The school will not take responsibility for any lost items

A few children are wearing wheelie shoes. For Health & Safety reasons these are not allowed in school

ENROLMY is the new system we are using to enrol your children into Sports at Dairy Flat School.Registrations are currently open for:

Ultimate Frisbee - Year 5 and 6 Zone Day - this is held during school time and you do not have to know how to play! Enrol and have some fun!

WINTER HOCKEY - Year 4-6 - Expression of Interest

WINTER NETBALL - Year 0-6 - Expression of Interest

With an expression of Interest, no money needs to be paid. This allows us to place children in teams and sort out Coaches and Managers. In a few weeks time this will be transferred into an actual registration with all fees having to be paid before your child can be officially placed in a team.You will find these links through the school website under the Sports tab http://www.dairyflat.school.nz/sports.html​

​PTA

COMMUNITY NOTICES

North Shore Trampoline club is taking enrolments for term 1 classes. Learn from how to do flips, pass badges and maybe even enter competitions. See our website to enroll northshoretrampoline.co.nz

Hibiscus Coast Waterpolo ClubWe are looking for a great bunch of kids keen to give water-polo a go! Our U12 trials/muster take place at the Stanmore Bay leisure centre on the Tuesday the 19th of February at 7pm. This is a very fun and informal evening to come and give it go and see if you like it. ​ If you would like more information emailed through to you please email Sarah Southcombe s.southcombe74@gmail.com. We hope to see you there and become part of these very exciting sport!

Welcome back to Dairy Flat School. We have an exciting year of learning planned. Our first term will be focusing on Manaaki (Respect) and we will be explicitly teaching our behaviour expectations. These have been put together from discussions and surveys from 2018.VALUES: Our three values are RESPECT,RESPONSIBILITY AND RESILIENCE. These are part of our motto - Strive for Excellence, Care for All. ​We have defined the expectations for each value. RESPECT, - Respect ourselves, others, and our environment, RESPONSIBILITY - Make the right choices, be responsible for my actionsRESILIENCE -Believe in yourself, Stay positive, Keep trying.We invite our parent community to join us and support this learning of behaviours. Classroom blogs and newsletters will regularly feature information about our expectations. GOODBYE to DAVID - Our caretaker has decided to move up north to sunnier Kerikeri and so is leaving us. Fortunately he will be here for the next two weeks so we will have time to say farewell. David has been a fantastic worker for our school. He has always been ready to do whatever needed to be done with a smile. We have enjoyed his sense of humour and calm, unflustered attitude to even the high pressure times at school. We have appointed a new caretaker who will start later this month. HEALTH and WELLBEING: We are becoming more aware of the need for ongoing health and wellbeing so we will be surveying students and staff this year. As part of our concern about the health and well being of staff and students we will be putting more guidelines around the use of devices for communication. Staff will not be expected to monitor or respond to emails outside their working hours (8am-5pm). Parents should expect a response to their emails within 24-48 hours. REPORTING TO PARENTS/CAREGIVERS: We will also be consulting parents about what our reporting should look like going forward. We are upgrading our reports and would value parent input. You have probably seen the news items about the possibility of ongoing digital reporting and we would be interested in finding out parent opinions on this issue. Our Inquiry Focus this year are; Maanaki (Respect), Perspective, Energy and Impact. FIRST DAY: On our first day we will welcome students to their classes. Students are expected to be in school uniform however on the first week we understand if there are issues with delivery. It would be very helpful if students could have their stationery requirements by the beginning of the second week. Student clothing (including togs, towels and underwear) and stationery should be named. We use digital devices as learning tools however we do not use student phones. Students should not bring these to school and the school takes no responsibility for the safety of these items. There will be a powhiri at 10am on Monday 4 Feb to welcome our students back to school and also welcome our new students (including our international visitors) and new staff members to the Dairy Flat School community.

We look forward to seeing all our students and their whanau back to school on Monday.

NOTICES

MARZIPAN DRAMAIs your child shy? Do they feel intimidated by the idea of public speaking and performance? Do they sometimes find it difficult to make eye contact? Do they just need dedicated time per week to just be CRAZY?! Come and join the revolutionary self-confidence programme - Marrzipan! We run awesome classes at schools, which focus on key life skills and public speaking ability.We play fun engaging games and perform at the end of term once to parents and once to the school. All scripts are original, engaging, educational and HILARIOUS. You can sign your child up for a Trial Lesson via our website www.marrzipandrama.co.nz(we have contact numbers on there too, should you prefer to talk to a human!)

​​Hi Dairy Flat,Happy New Year! I hope you had a fantastic holiday.Summer has definitely arrived, and we cannot wait to be back out there getting your children active after school, honing their sport skills and just having a lot of fun in the sun!In term 1, we will be focusing on Athletics, Basketball, Rippa Rugby, and Dodgeball. Book in early to save! Just enter the voucher code "earlybird"Kind regards,Russ DavisCoordinatorKelly Sports HBC

North Shore Trampoline ClubNorth Shore Trampoline club is taking enrolments for term 1 classes. Learn from how to do flips, pass badges and maybe even enter competitions. See our website to enroll northshoretrampoline.co.nz

December14 Year 6 Leavers Lunch - 12.15pm14 Reports out to parents​17 End of Term school closes @12.00pmgy 2nd TournamentTERMS AND HOLIDAY DATES FOR 2018​Term 4 15th October – 17th DecemberLabour Day – Monday 22nd October

Principal's PenWe wish everyone a very merry christmas and a fun filled new year. Good luck and best wishes to all our year six leavers. Stay safe over the summer and we look forward to seeing our returning students and new students on the 4th February 2019. The office will be open on Wednesday 30th January and Friday 1st February. ​Debbie Marshall

Ultimate Frisbee - registrations for 2019 are now open.Please visit our Sport page on the School website to register your interest for a place in a team for Ultimate Frisbee for 2019. This one day activity is open to all Year 5 and 6 children in 2019.

COMMUNITY NOTICES

​Marrzipan Drama Holiday Workshops - developing self confidence and public speaking ability in a fun, relaxed atmosphere. 1-5 day courses available running 8.30am-5.00pm for $60 per day (discount for the whole week!) For more information check out our website. Spaces limited to 16 per group so your child gets the special attention they deserve! W: www.marrzipandrama.co.nzE: workshops@marrzipandrama.co.nzT: 0275217352

​STARS OF THE WEEKLZ1Hunter Rowley for creative and interesting writing.Armani Stanaway for excellent creative writing about the StormNathan Tucker for focus and self control, showing role model behaviourTalia Leqeta for responsible behaviour helping in the classroomKyree Woodward for careful thinking during problem solvingSamantha Syme for self managing mini fair preparationJoshua Spargo for self managing mini fair preparationMillie Lloyd for focus in writingKayla Grobler for consistent effort across all subjectsBrooke Williams for self managing mini fair preparationVALUESCarmen Marks - ResponsibleHailey Li - RespectLZ2Sophie Cotter for being a responsible computer monitor in LZ2.Phoenix Taylor Baston for effort and persistence in sailingRosalee Young for great imagination increative writingChristian Kruger for increased effort in Literacy and MathsMason Woolford for your positive contribution to class lifeVALUESJames Wong - FairEvie Carlyon-Brown - ResponsibleRuby Hollis - ConsiderateLZ3 Kahn McGregor for improvement in LiteracyIzaac Brown for having a positive attitude to all his learningLuke Tucker for being an enthusiastic member of the classVALUESQuade Rowley - ResilientAaliyah Camelo - ConsiderateApril Young - RespectfulLZ4Arabella Wiljens for trying to listen to instructionsCharlie Kirchoff for progress in readingFarrah Sweeny for a great attitude to schoolZoe Stitt for being helpful and Hardworking VALUESKieran Murrell - ResponsibleChristian Thullesen - ConsiderateRuby Hodgkiss - Respectful

Principal's PenAs we come to the end of the year, in amongst the christmas carols and mad christmas rush we start our planning for next year and this can be an anxious time for families. Class allocations take us many weeks and many things are considered, not the least being our year group numbers. The class lists are completed and all classes are full. There can be no changes so please do not be offended if a change is refused. Any changes result in a roll on effect which means other students need to be changed to balance class numbers. Students will meet their next year's teacher on the Thursday 13th December. Class allocations will be in the reports as usual.

Our school has received a very strong and positive ERO review and this will be published as soon as it is finalised. I hope to see everyone at our Final Assembly and at Prizegiving. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all.

​Debbie Marshall

Important Notices​SCHOOL NOTICES

​PTA Christmas Disco - CANCELLEDDue to the busy events schedule of next week for the students and the parents, the PTA have made the decision to cancel the Christmas Disco.Thank you to all the Dairy Flat families for your support during the year, we wish you and your families a very safe and happy Christmas.

​​Is your child shy? Do they feel intimidated by the idea of public speaking and performance? Do they sometimes find it difficult to make eye contact? Do they just need dedicated time per week to just be CRAZY?! Come and join the revolutionary self-confidence programme - Marrzipan! We run awesome classes at schools, which focus on key life skills and public speaking ability.We play fun engaging games and perform at the end of term once to parents and once to the school. All scripts are original, engaging, educational and HILARIOUS. You can sign your child up for a Trial Lesson via our website www.marrzipandrama.co.nz(we have contact numbers on there too, should you prefer to talk to a human!)

A big thank you to Mackenzie Emirali & Sofia Thornton from LZ1PJ for organising the Mufti Day for the City Mission. A total of $578 was raised for their Christmas Appeal.

COMMUNITY NOTICES

In-school lessons are available in our school in 2019! Book NOW at www.thinkingcaps.co.nzGive your child a head-start to 2019 and get their brain thinking again before school goes back!

​Marrzipan Drama Holiday Workshops - developing self confidence and public speaking ability in a fun, relaxed atmosphere. 1-5 day courses available running 8.30am-5.00pm for $60 per day (discount for the whole week!) For more information check out our website. Spaces limited to 16 per group so your child gets the special attention they deserve! W: www.marrzipandrama.co.nzE: workshops@marrzipandrama.co.nzT: 0275217352

Hats on and pinkies at the ready – you’re invited to the best tea party in town! Tumble down the rabbit hole and discover world class acrobats and feverish tricks with all your favourite Wonderland characters as they come to life on stage in a delightfully chaotic circus cabaret. Don’t be late for this very important date and book now!

On from 19 – 23 December at the Bruce Mason Centre.Tickets start from $19**service fees applyBook online at aucklandlive.co.nz

​STARS OF THE WEEKLZ1Luchian Opperman for outstanding achievement and effort at Inter-school Athletics.Jaylyn Sankey for focus on your Mini Fair preparations.VALUESZoe-May Hunter ResponsibleLZ2Zech Kim for taking ownership of his learningEmma Milton for excellence work ethic in MathsZachary Jensen for an excellent 'Quick Write' about Humiliation.VALUESOliver Nielsen - ResponsibleGrace Win - ResilientPreston Brook - ResilientLZ3 Kaliah May for her huge effort with her learning and engagement in classLauren Sims for always trying her bestRubin Lu for having a more positive attitude to all his learningVALUESJisele Jourdain - RespectfulMia O'Dell - ResponsibleNaho Wong - RespectfulLZ4Marcus Clayton for a great effort in MathsTeague King - Helpful and HardworkingCharlotte Bowmar for excellent progress in all areasChloe Francis for progress in readingSienna Russell for progress in readingTheia Cornes for excellent work in readingCaleb Upperton for progress in readingVALUESWyatt Williams - RespectfulStirling Greenhill - ResponsibleAshleigh Douglas - ResponsibleNicole Douglas - ResponsibleLawson Montgomery - Respectful

Important Notices

PTA NOTICES

PTA Christmas DiscoDue to the busy events schedule of next week for the students and the parents, the PTA have made the decision to cancel the Christmas Disco.Thank you to all the Dairy Flat families for your support during the year, we wish you and your families a very safe and happy Christmas.

PTA – Athletics Thank youThe PTA would like to thank the parents that came to help-out at the tuck shop on Athletics Day. It was great to see some new faces mixed with the familiar ones.It was a very successful day, we would like to thank Cornes family, Matt and Jo (Burger Fuel) for their ongoing support with the donation of the hot chips. This contributed to helping us make just over a $1000 profit.

SCHOOL NOTICES

​SCHOOL CAMP​Year 5 & 6's are off to Marsden Bay camp in week 6 of Term 1 - Tuesday 12 - Friday 15 March 2019. If you interested in being a parent helper please email Susan Thompson sthompson@dairyflat.school.nz by Friday 7 December (An email and printed notice have been emailed and given to the 2018 Year 4 & 5 students.)

​Is your child shy? Do they feel intimidated by the idea of public speaking and performance? Do they sometimes find it difficult to make eye contact? Do they just need dedicated time per week to just be CRAZY?! Come and join the revolutionary self-confidence programme - Marrzipan! We run awesome classes at schools, which focus on key life skills and public speaking ability.We play fun engaging games and perform at the end of term once to parents and once to the school. All scripts are original, engaging, educational and HILARIOUS. You can sign your child up for a Trial Lesson via our website www.marrzipandrama.co.nz(we have contact numbers on there too, should you prefer to talk to a human!)

17th November - Trusts Arena, Waitakere Ukulele Festival

​The day was very enjoyable it was wonderful to have families enjoying themselves, we had some rain which added some running around by the spectators as we the performers were under cover at the point.There was about 1500 kids at a guess, some schools had 30 -40 kids however there were a few like ourselves with small numbers. Sadly Lucy did not make the day which i am still unsure why. So we had five kids attend and my Oscar came along and said it was fun watching the performance.

COMMUNITY NOTICES

Auckland Transport (AT) are making a number of safety improvements along Dairy Flat Highway .These improvements include new right turn bays, speed limit reductions and improved intersection layouts.AT will be holding a public information session at the Dairy Flat Community Hall, Postman Road, Tuesday , 4 December, 4 to 7 Pm.This is a drop in session.You can also find out more online at https://at.govt.nz/projects-roadworks/dairy-flat-highway-safety-improvements/​

In-school lessons are available in our school in 2019! Book NOW at www.thinkingcaps.co.nzGive your child a head-start to 2019 and get their brain thinking again before school goes back!

​STARS OF THE WEEKLZ1Jay Horwood for effort and persistence in sailingMin Judd for an enthusiastic approach to sailingMackenzie Emirali for great collaborative work on your mufti day planningSofia Thornton for great collaborative work on your mufti day planningHailey Lifor a special poem about GrandadRhea Bourhil for achievement in Maths when working with decimalsBlake Allinson for effort in AthleticsLachlan Rutherford for focus and effort in sailingCourtney Jossfor a positive attitude towards all tasksVALUESLucy Kim - ResilienceDeclan Reid - ResilienceKaitlin Amos - RespectfulKiara Baker - ResilienceBailee Carlyon Brown - Resilience LZ2 Isabella Milton for working on her Market Day projectLuther Marks for having a 'Can Do attitude towards his Maths.Nya Leteqa for your sensible nature, your on task attitude and a willingness to participate with enthusiasm.VALUESMurdo McLeod - RespectfulDarrow Kim - ResilientMelissa van Blerk - ResilientLZ3Grace Gray for your engagement and effort in mathsRyan Bell for always being focused and on task.Indiana Woodward for your efforts and engagement with reading and writing.VALUESArabella Garrett-Hill - ConsiderateAdriano Montague-Brown - ConsiderateIsla Bourhill - ConsiderateLZ4Bronwyn Acheson for working hard at her reading and Benson Bear words.Daniel Poulter for working hard at his readingAubrey Ding - Great start to schoolGabriel Meadows for progress in ReadingLily Rainsford for always doing her bestVALUESTheo Jeune - ResilientHenry Moss - ConsiderateKen Huang - ResilientSummer Pudney - ConsiderateSophie Black - Honest

Important Notices​SCHOOL NOTICES

AG DAYA huge thank you to Liz Cotter, Donna Baker and the PTA team for organising and presenting such a wonderful day, to all staff for their contribution on the day and to parents & caregivers who supported the day.​A tremendous effort well over $22,000 was raised

SwimmingIn the 4th term we will be having the SKILLZ4LIFE swimming instructors coming into school.The lessons are done during class time and they are very good at grading the children and delivering a high quality swimming programme.The cost of the lessons is $48 for 8 lessons.

​Payment options:Option 1: Online.Pay via online banking into our bank accountAccount name Skillz4life. 06 0294 0152826 00Please use your child’s first and last name and LZ number, as a reference plus DF (forDairy Flat as we do take payments from other schools)Option 2: By cheque (No Cash please)You will need to email us with your child’s name so we can book them in, post to Skillz4lifepo box 310159 red beach 0945The cost will be $48 per child for 8 x 30mins lessons.To contact the skillz4lifeEmail: skillz4life@gmail.comPhone or txt Jackie 0274441638​

​​Lucky Book Club - Issue 8 2018

The brochures for the last issue of the year are out now - some great Christmas present ideas are included. Please complete all online orders by Wednesday 28 November at 9.00 am. Alternatively, cash and cheques orders need to be into the office by Tuesday 27 November at 3.00 pm. Cheques need to be made out Scholastic New Zealand.

​Is your child shy? Do they feel intimidated by the idea of public speaking and performance? Do they sometimes find it difficult to make eye contact? Do they just need dedicated time per week to just be CRAZY?! Come and join the revolutionary self-confidence programme - Marrzipan! We run awesome classes at schools, which focus on key life skills and public speaking ability.We play fun engaging games and perform at the end of term once to parents and once to the school. All scripts are original, engaging, educational and HILARIOUS. You can sign your child up for a Trial Lesson via our website www.marrzipandrama.co.nz(we have contact numbers on there too, should you prefer to talk to a human!)

​STARS OF THE WEEKLZ1Takutu Wong for focus and determination in all areas.Jaxon Leano-Lesavua for effort in writingCaitlin Woollett for writing that inspires and entertainsSophie Hoogerland for showing confidence and leadership in a bic sailing boatJoshua Spargo for being a willing and able assistant to solve device issuesMaddison Weaver for a positive can do attitudeVALUESJennifer Travers - ResponsibleCassandra Mutter - ResponsibleMaria Walker-Kinnell - ResilienceTroy Win - ResilienceKiara Baker - ResilienceLZ2 Ben Hogefjord for showing initiative and a great sense of responsibility in LZ2.Mia Winterburn for excellent work in Reading.Tristan Henwood for achieving personal goals set in Maths.Lochlan Rowley for your participation and co-operation in your Literacy sessions.Mia Hislop for being focused and taking risks in her learningVALUESRosie Richardson - ConsiderateMaddison Newcombe - ResponsibleDrew Travers - RespectfulLZ3Neeve Higgins for your amazing reading!Alyssa Mackie for having a 'can do' attitude towards all new learningFrankie Teagle-Smith for a huge effort with her learning and engagement in classVALUESEthan Guy - ResponsibleMason Pratt - ConsiderateKelwyn Clayton - ResilientLZ4Fletcher Reid for fabulous progress in readingZaavier Moore for a great effort in Reading and Benson BearKaylah Hedley for an enthusiastic attitude to learningAri Munn for great progress in MathematicsNaia Carso Neufeld for always trying her bestVALUESCarter Williams - HonestCampbell Shriane - ResponsibleTheia Cornes - ConsiderateElla Van Den Heever - Fair

Important Notices​SCHOOL NOTICES

​Dairy Flat School Athletics dayFriday 16th November - School field

Please ensure your child wears their House colour t-shirt (if you are unsure of your child's house or house colour their teacher will be able to provide this information) & appropriate shorts (school coloured if possible) to participate in the events, held at School on Friday 16th November.We welcome parents throughout the day to support their children.There will be a food on the day for the children, so watch out for the order form coming home over the next few days.

Friday 16th November 18 - PTA Lunch Orders​Please return completed form and monies by 9.00am Friday 16th November to the PTA box in the office ​

​SwimmingIn the 4th term we will be having the SKILLZ4LIFE swimming instructors coming into school.The lessons are done during class time and they are very good at grading the children and delivering a high quality swimming programme.The cost of the lessons is $48 for 8 lessons.

​Payment options:Option 1: Online.Pay via online banking into our bank accountAccount name Skillz4life. 06 0294 0152826 00Please use your child’s first and last name and LZ number, as a reference plus DF (forDairy Flat as we do take payments from other schools)Option 2: By cheque (No Cash please)You will need to email us with your child’s name so we can book them in, post to Skillz4lifepo box 310159 red beach 0945The cost will be $46 per child for 8 x 30mins lessons.To contact the skillz4lifeEmail: skillz4life@gmail.comPhone or txt Jackie 0274441638​

​Is your child shy? Do they feel intimidated by the idea of public speaking and performance? Do they sometimes find it difficult to make eye contact? Do they just need dedicated time per week to just be CRAZY?! Come and join the revolutionary self-confidence programme - Marrzipan! We run awesome classes at schools, which focus on key life skills and public speaking ability.We play fun engaging games and perform at the end of term once to parents and once to the school. All scripts are original, engaging, educational and HILARIOUS. You can sign your child up for a Trial Lesson via our website www.marrzipandrama.co.nz(we have contact numbers on there too, should you prefer to talk to a human!)

COMMUNITY NOTICES

2019 Orewa College Water Polo Year 7 & 8Encouraging students interested in playing water polo next year to attend our introduction session.Date: Thursday 22 NovemberTime: 7:00-8:00pmVenue: The Leisure CentreWe look forward to seeing you there!

​8th European Xmas market in the Silverdale Village hall Sunday 18th NovemberThere will be food and goodies from many countries plus the chance to have free entry for the Hamper kindly donated by Pakn’SaveThis year proceeds will be helping the St John Hibiscus Coast.Here is a great chance to do some Xmas shopping while helping a worthy causeEnquiries helen@sailaway.co.nz

Could we please remind all parents/caregivers that school starts at 8.55am and finishes at 2.55pm. Children may be dropped off at 8.30 when classrooms open and should be picked up by 3.15. Outside of these times children are not always supervised as staff members have other commitments. We know there are occasions when unforeseen situations occur but it is becoming apprenant especially at school finish that more children are being collected late.

​Dairy Flat School Athletics dayFriday 16th November - School field

Please ensure your child wears their House colour t-shirt (if you are unsure of your child's house or house colour their teacher will be able to provide this information) & appropriate shorts (school coloured if possible) to participate in the events, held at School on Friday 16th November.We welcome parents throughout the day to support their children.There will be a food on the day for the children, so watch out for the order form coming home over the next few days.

Friday 16th November 18 - PTA Lunch Orders​Please return completed form and monies by 9.00am Friday 16th November to the PTA box in the office

Shoot Keys are coming home with children this week to enable you to order school photos if required. Please note the FREE DELIVERY period expires at MIDNIGHT on SUNDAY 2nd December 2018

​SwimmingIn the 4th term we will be having the SKILLZ4LIFE swimming instructors coming into school.The lessons are done during class time and they are very good at grading the children and delivering a high quality swimming programme.The cost of the lessons is $48 for 8 lessons.

​Payment options:Option 1: Online.Pay via online banking into our bank accountAccount name Skillz4life. 06 0294 0152826 00Please use your child’s first and last name and LZ number, as a reference plus DF (forDairy Flat as we do take payments from other schools)Option 2: By cheque (No Cash please)You will need to email us with your child’s name so we can book them in, post to Skillz4lifepo box 310159 red beach 0945The cost will be $46 per child for 8 x 30mins lessons.To contact the skillz4lifeEmail: skillz4life@gmail.comPhone or txt Jackie 0274441638​

COMMUNITY NOTICES

​Youth Advisory group - If you're aged between 14 and 18 on 1 January 2019, find out how you can have your say about education in New Zealand.

Youth Advisory GroupApplications are now open and will close on Sunday 18 November.To be considered for the Youth Advisory Group you'll need to:

be aged between 14 and 18 years on the 1 January 2019

live in New Zealand

be respectful of other people's opinions

get parental, caregiver or legal guardian consent if you are not an independent youth.

​8th European Xmas market in the Silverdale Village hall Sunday 18th NovemberThere will be food and goodies from many countries plus the chance to have free entry for the Hamper kindly donated by Pakn’SaveThis year proceeds will be helping the St John Hibiscus Coast.Here is a great chance to do some Xmas shopping while helping a worthy causeEnquiries helen@sailaway.co.nz

We had a fabulous day on Saturday for our 75th Agriculture Day. This event has been a feature of the Dairy Flat Community for all of those years. Though the day has morphed and grown over the years it is still a day where we focus on caring for our animals. Students explain how they feed and train their animals, keep diaries about rearing their chickens and create amazing art works with flowers. We were gifted a photograph of Selwyn Cartwright with his calf at Ag Day at Dairy Flat School in 1948. Thank you to the amazing PTA Ag Day Team. They did a fantastic job organising our Agriculture Day event. Many, many, many thanks. We hosted the education review team (ERO) last week. We had a positive experience and they enjoyed their time in our school. The report will be published towards the end of this term.

​Debbie Marshall

Student writing

​​Halloween I was wondering if this was a decisive decision, but the cacophony of crows took over my mind. The moon, brighter than the sun, stole my gaze from the haunted house. I peered back at the house terrified to see what was coming my way. Suddenly…The ground shattered into a million pieces. I sprinted to the house and climbed up the tangled vines. I fell. I woke up like I just did a marathon trying to catch my breath. It was just a dream.It was Halloween. I got ready and started trick or treating until I found a house. I wondered if I was being decisive. Again… Ethan Wales

​The Haunted HouseI don’t know why I’m here.On a dark and misty night,terrified of what lays before me. A huge mansion, wielding gigantic thorns across it’s outside walls,cracked earth laying before it. Cursed trees surround the area, like ghosts haunting people before their life is officially over. Their gnarled fingers reach out to me, warning to turn and run.I don’t.The haunting crows perched on the branches, reveal their chilling laugh, making a fool of me for coming here. Their laugh turns into a frightened alert call,warning me to turn and run.I don’t.A skinny cat slinks past,and runs away when bats erupt from the crooked mansion. The enormous moon shines brighter than before in the pitch black night sky. A happy laugh comes from inside the house, I slowly walk toward it………Carmen Marks

​There are still children who do not have hats with them for morning tea breaks and lunchtimes. Please ensure that your child has a hat in their school bags at all times. They will not be allowed in the playground without hats and will have to remain in the shade area for all breaks if they do not have them!

School Hats are compulsory in Term 4

​SwimmingIn the 4th term we will be having the SKILLZ4LIFE swimming instructors coming into school.The lessons are done during class time and they are very good at grading the children and delivering a high quality swimming programme.The cost of the lessons is $48 for 8 lessons.

​Payment options:Option 1: Online.Pay via online banking into our bank accountAccount name Skillz4life. 06 0294 0152826 00Please use your child’s first and last name and LZ number, as a reference plus DF (forDairy Flat as we do take payments from other schools)Option 2: By cheque (No Cash please)You will need to email us with your child’s name so we can book them in, post to Skillz4lifepo box 310159 red beach 0945The cost will be $46 per child for 8 x 30mins lessons.To contact the skillz4lifeEmail: skillz4life@gmail.comPhone or txt Jackie 0274441638​

Friday 9th November 18 - PTA Lunch Orders​Please return completed form and monies by 3pm Tuesday 6th November to the PTA box in the office

If you missed out on getting your commemorative mug on Ag Day, we have a few left – pop into the office tomorrow with your $10 and you can walk away with a LIMITED EDITION commemorative mug!

​8th European Xmas market in the Silverdale Village hall Sunday 18th NovemberThere will be food and goodies from many countries plus the chance to have free entry for the Hamper kindly donated by Pakn’SaveThis year proceeds will be helping the St John Hibiscus Coast.Here is a great chance to do some Xmas shopping while helping a worthy causeEnquiries helen@sailaway.co.nz

​Free Bike and Toy RepairsDon't throw it away! Bring it to the Repair Cafe! A Repair Cafe is where volunteers donate their time to repair bikes, toys, clothing and electrical appliances for free. Saturday 3 November 9am to 3pm at the Whangaparaoa Community Hub 707 Whangaparaoa Road, limit one item per person please. Queries-- Betsy Kettle 021 0826 8196,